The German conductor, Jochen Woll, had comprehensive musical and voice training at the Evangelischen Singschule of Rolf Schweizer in Pforzheim. In 1980 he went to study at the Staatlichen Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart. Emphasis of his training was singing (Sylvia Geszty, Bruce Abel, August Messthaler) and conducting (Dieter Kurz).

Already during his studies, Jochen Woll began his work as singer, singing teacher and a choir conductor. Apart from a church musician activity in addition to the regular duties, he co-operated for some years with the Landesjugendchor Baden-Württemberg. He was an assistant of Wolfgang Gönnenwein, O. Stenlund, and Helmuth Rilling among others. After several teaching posts he took over in 1991 the direction of the vocal studies at the Musik- und Singschule Heidelberg.